A Global Perspective on Sustainability in Supply Chain and Logistics (eBook)

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Business economics - Supply, Production, Logistics, grade: 1,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, language: English, abstract: This paper aims to offer a comprehensive overview of social sustainability in global supply chains by reviewing the extant literature. It also identifies possible future research directions.

This review identifies, categorizes, and describes the main drivers, barriers, and structural changes that are needed to address the challenges of social sustainability adoption. The results also reveal the overall positive impact of social sustainability adaption.

When it comes to sustainability, most people’s first thought would be about the environmental perspective of sustainability. In fact, the environment is only one aspect of sustainability. The Triple Bottom Line (TBL) model is a framework that expands the traditional focus on economic performance by incorporating two additional dimensions: social and environmental impact. It encourages organizations to adopt a more holistic and balanced approach to business decision-making, i.e. profit, planet and people.